Old Bailey

== English == === Etymology === Originally "The Bailey", a street running outside the western wall of medieval London; from the word bailey, a Middle English term for the outermost wall or court of a fortification. The courthouse built nearby in the 16th century, alongside old Newgate Prison, took its name from the street. === Proper noun === the Old Bailey A street in the City between Holborn Circus and St Paul's Cathedral. The Central Criminal Court in this street; the Crown Court in the City of London. (by extension) The English legal system.